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Walmart Donates To Help SoCal Wildfire Victims
The retail giant will give up to $1 million in cash and support to help feed and shelter West Coast fire victims.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are increasing their support of relief efforts for communities affected by wildfires burning in Southern California and throughout the West Coast to up to $1 million in cash and in-kind product donations.
The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross will each be given $350,000 to help with feeding and sheltering those affected by the fires in California, Oregon and Washington, along with in-kind product donations up to $50,000.
The new commitment follows a previous donation of $250,000 made in late August, which was disbursed among the Salvation Army, World Central Kitchen, and American Red Cross.
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As of Saturday, 28 major fires were burning across California, including the 29,245-acre Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest north of the San Gabriel Valley.
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